I had two periods in one month. My first period started on May 5th and then another one on May 20th. I'm trying to figure out when my fertile window might be. Could you help me understand this better?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

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-Having two periods in one month could make predicting your fertile window tricky. If your cycle is irregular, ovulation might not follow a standard pattern. However, if we consider the second cycle (May 20th) as your baseline, ovulation could occur aroun

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